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court of inquiry
noun
- a military board or agency created to investigate and report on certain military matters, as an accusation against an officer.
court of inquiry
noun
- a group of people appointed to investigate the causes of a disaster, accident, etc
- a military court set up to inquire into a military matter such as a failure of equipment or procedure
Word History and Origins
Origin of court of inquiry1
Example Sentences
"A court of inquiry has been stood up to establish what caused this terrible incident," said Judith Collins, New Zealand’s first female defence minister.
The pilot ejected safely and sustained minor injuries in the process, the air force said, adding that a court of inquiry had been set up to investigate the cause of the accident.
“There was a Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission. There was a so-called Army Court of inquiry. There were a couple of other commissions set up,” said Cronin-Furman, who is now a political science professor at University College London.
The Indian Air Force said in a statement on Tuesday: "A Court of Inquiry, set up to establish the facts of the case, including fixing responsibility for the incident, found that deviation from the Standard Operating Procedures by three officers led to the accidental firing of the missile."
The measures taken by India in the aftermath of the incident and the subsequent findings and punishments handed by the so-called internal court of inquiry are totally unsatisfactory, deficient and inadequate, it added.
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